Could Transgastric Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration Alone Be Effective for the Treatment of Pancreatic Abscesses?.

Author: Hoon Gil JO ¹ ; Baatarnum AMARBAT ; Jin Woo JEONG ; Hyo Yeop SONG ; Seung Ryel SONG ; Tae Hyeon KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. kth@wonkwang.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Endoscopic drainage; Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration; Pancreatic abscess
MeSH: Abscess*; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Catheters; Drainage; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; Pancreas; Sepsis; Stents; Ultrasonography
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2015;48(4):345-347
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Drainage of pancreatic abscesses is required for effective control of sepsis. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided endoscopic drainage is less invasive than surgery and prevents local complications related to percutaneous drainage. Endoscopic drainage with stent placement in the uncinate process of the pancreas is a technically difficult procedure. We report a case of pancreatic abscess treated by repeated EUS-guided aspiration and intravenous antibiotics without an indwelling drainage catheter or surgical intervention.